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Fact sheet Spreadsheet

955 bills referred in the 119th Congress so far

8,612 across the 13 Congresses on file, more in this Congress than in any other. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.

Bills referred, by Congress 107th to 119th

Members
22

Seated in the 119th Congress

Subcommittees
7

Each with its own members and record

Meetings
94

Hearings and business meetings in the 119th Congress

Members 22

Chair and ranking member first, then alphabetically. Today's official roster.

Subcommittees 7

Each has its own record.

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. Every Congress on file.

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. Every Congress on file.

HearingTitleHeld
S. Hrg. 108-135Confirmation Hearing on Federal Appointments734 pagesJan 29, 2003
S. Hrg. 107-1156An Assessment of the Tools Needed to Fight the Financing of Terrorism124 pages
7 witnesses
  • Al-Marayati, Salam, Executive Director, Muslim Public Affairs Council, Los Angeles, California
  • Aufhauser, David D., General Counsel, Department of the Treasury, Washington, D.C
  • Conrad, Robert J., Jr., United States Attorney, Western District of North Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Gerson, Allan, Gerson International Law Group, PLLC and Professorial Lecturer in Honors, George Washington University, Washington, D.C
  • Gurule, Jimmy, Under Secretary for Enforcement, Department of the Treasury, Washington, D.C
  • Lewin, Nathan, Lewin and Lewin, LLP, Washington, D.C
  • Winer, Jonathan M., Alston and Bird, LLP, and Member, Council on Foreign Relations, Washington, D.C
Nov 20, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-978America Still Unprepared-America Still in Danger: the October 2002 Hart-Rudman Terrorism Task Force Report122 pages
4 witnesses
  • Flynn, Stephen E., Member, Independent Terrorism Task Force, and Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow, National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations, New York, New York
  • Larsen Randall J., Director, ANSER Institute for Homeland Security, Arlington, Virginia
  • Odeen, Philip A., Chairman, TRW, Inc., and Member, Independent Terrorism Task Force, Arlington, Virginia
  • Rudman, Warren, Co-Chair, Independent Terrorism Task Force, Washington, D.C
Nov 14, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-1043Tools Against Terror: How the Administration Is Implementing New Laws in the Fight to Protect Our Homeland150 pages
6 witnesses
  • Edson, Stephen A., Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Visa Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State, Washignton, D.C
  • Fine, Glenn A., Inspector General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
  • Fisher, Alice, Deputey Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
  • Hastings, Scott, Associate Commissioner for Information Resources Management, Immigration and Naturalization Service, and Michael Cronin, Assistant Commission for Inspections, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Washington, D.C
  • Lormel, Dennis, Chief, Terrorist Financing Operations Section, Counterterrorism Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D.C
  • Wu, Benjamin, Deputy Under Secretary for Technology, Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C
Oct 9, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-977The Feres Doctrine: an Examination of This Military Exception to the Federal Tort Claims Act137 pages
8 witnesses
  • Altenburg, John, Major General (retired), former Assistant Judge Advocate General, United States Army, Washington, D.C
  • Fidell, Eugene R., Counsel, Feldsman, Tucker, Leifer, Fidell & Bank, LLP, Washington, D.C
  • Harris, Paul, Deputy Associate Attorney General, Department of Justice,Washington, D.C
  • Joseph, Daniel, Counsel, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld, LLP, Washington, D.C
  • O'Neill, Bonnie, Kingston, Pennsylvania
  • Sklute, Nolan, Major General (retired), former Judge Advocate General, United States Air Force, Bethesda, Maryland
  • Sprague, Richard A., Counsel, Sprague and Sprague, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Weaver, Christopher E., Rear Admiral and Commandant, Naval District Washington, United States Navy, Washington, D.C
Oct 8, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-974Stopping Child Pornography: Protecting Our Children and the Constitution160 pagesOn H.R. 4623, S. 2511, S. 2520
6 witnesses
  • Armagh, Daniel S., Director, Legal Resource Division, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Alexandria, Virginia
  • Carnahan, Hon. Jean, a U.S. Senator from the State of Missouri
  • Collins, Daniel P., Associate Deputy Attorney General and Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C
  • Coughlin, Anne M., Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia
  • Pomeroy, Hon. Earl, a Representative in Congress from the State of North Dakota
  • Schauer, Frederick, Professor of Law, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Oct 2, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-973The Detention and Treatment of Haitian Asylum Seekers138 pages
5 witnesses
  • Johnson, Stephen C., Policy Analyst for Latin America, Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C
  • Little, Cheryl, Executive Director, Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center, Miami, Florida
  • Ocean, Marie Jocely, Haitian asylee and former detainee, Miami, Florida
  • Parks, Dina Paul, Executive Director, National Coalition for Haitian Rights, New York, New York
  • Wenski, Thomas G., Auxiliary Bishop of Miami, Florida, and Chairman, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Migration, Miami, Florida
Oct 1, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-970Narrowing the Nation's Power: the Supreme Court Sides with the States156 pages
2 witnesses
  • Hamilton, Marci A., Paul R. Verkuil Chair in Public Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, New York, New York
  • Noonan, John T., Jr., Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, San Francisco, California
Oct 1, 2002

By Congress

The committee's record in each Congress on file. Choose one to see the page as it stood then: its members, subcommittees and record. A dash means the official source has nothing that early, not that the committee did nothing.

CongressMembersBills referredReportedBecame lawReportsMeetingsPrinted hearingsNominationsCommunicationsPrints
119th2025–2026, sitting2495541519442292050
118th2023–20242383425141104762292690
117th2021–20222283531331132763002270
116th2019–202022738192228542772620
115th2017–20182266729297—63583371
114th2015–20162053231208—391122613
113th2013–20141843729108—822552870
112th2011–201218485662215—1042142531
111th2009–201021601552916—1243162291
110th2007–2008197041604439—1291772851
109th2005–20061860243174—1361772891
108th2003–2004196351143213—1102092881
107th2001–2002195871132816—1164503521

Earlier subcommittees 13

Subcommittees this committee once had, under their last names, with the Congresses they sat. Each has its own record.

Membership changes 18

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled, newest first, each with the official record.

DateMemberChangeRecord
Jul 21, 2026Darline Graham R-SCJoinedS.Res. 810
Jun 24, 2026Lindsey Graham R-SCLeft CongressLast recorded vote
Dec 10, 2024Adam B. Schiff D-CAJoinedS.Res. 926
Dec 5, 2024Laphonza R. Butler D-CALeft CongressLast recorded vote
Oct 17, 2023Laphonza R. Butler D-CAJoinedS.Res. 411
Sep 28, 2023Dianne Feinstein D-CALeft CongressLast recorded vote
Jan 9, 2018Cory A. Booker D-NJJoinedS.Res. 370
Jan 9, 2018Kamala D. Harris D-CAJoinedS.Res. 370
Dec 21, 2017Al Franken D-MNLeft CongressLast recorded vote
Jan 8, 2015Chuck Grassley R-IABecame ChairS.Res. 23
Nov 15, 2010Christopher A. Coons D-DEJoinedS.Res. 674
Sep 29, 2010Edward E. Kaufman D-DELeft CongressLast recorded vote
Jul 7, 2009Ron Wyden D-ORLeft the committeeS.Res. 208
Jul 7, 2009Al Franken D-MNJoinedS.Res. 208
May 5, 2009Arlen Specter D-PANo longer Ranking MemberS.Res. 131
May 5, 2009Jeff Sessions R-ALBecame Ranking MemberS.Res. 131
Jul 10, 2001John Edwards D-NCJoinedCongressional Record, S7417
Jul 10, 2001Patrick J. Leahy D-VTBecame ChairCongressional Record, S7417

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